ܩܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܪ ܪ (q r r)
6 terms

From Aramaic קַרְתָּא (qarətā); related to Arabic قِرَّة (qirra) and Hebrew קָרָה (kará).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qar.tɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [qar.θɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܪܬܵܐ (qartā) f (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܬܹܐ (qartē))

  1. cold, coldness (condition of low temperature)
    ܩܲܪܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܠܕܲܒܲܪ.qartā ìlāh ldabbar.It's cold outside.
  2. (medicine) cold (usually harmless common viral illness including congested nasal passages and fever)
    ܡܚܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܩܲܪܬܵܐ ܡܲܪܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܒܣܸܬܘܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇.
    mḥē lī qartā marirtā b-sitwā d-ʿḇīrāh.
    I caught a bitter cold last winter.

Usage notes

Possessive pronouns added to this word are the way to express feeling cold, e.g ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܩܲܪܬ݂ܝܼ (īlāh qarṯī, I am cold, literally she (it) is my cold).

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See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܪ (q-r-r) related to coldness. Compare Arabic قِرَّة (qirra) and Hebrew קָרָה (qārâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qar(rə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qar(rə)θe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܪܬܐ)

  1. cold, coldness

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References

  • qrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 328a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1418a
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